diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
index 0aded3e5c..994c4cc07 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ EdgeBasedGraphFactory::EdgeBasedGraphFactory(int nodes, std::vector<NodeBasedEdg
 
 void EdgeBasedGraphFactory::GetEdgeBasedEdges(DeallocatingVector< EdgeBasedEdge >& outputEdgeList ) {
     GUARANTEE(0 == outputEdgeList.size(), "Vector passed to EdgeBasedGraphFactory::GetEdgeBasedEdges(..) is not empty");
-    GUARANTEE(0 != edgeBasedEdges.size(), "No edges in edge based graph");
-
     edgeBasedEdges.swap(outputEdgeList);
 }